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<ref name=taylor/> At some point prior to 1982, the marriage to Evelyn ended.<ref>''Who's Who in America, 1982–1983, p. 3266.</ref> Thereafter by 1988 or earlier, Taylor had wed the former Linda Lou Kavanaugh.<ref>''Who's Who in America, 1988–1989,'' Vol. 2, p. 3056.</ref>​

<ref name=taylor/> At some point prior to 1982, the marriage to Evelyn ended.<ref>''Who's Who in America, 1982–1983, p. 3266.</ref> Thereafter by 1988 or earlier, Taylor had wed the former Linda Lou Kavanaugh.<ref>''Who's Who in America, 1988–1989,'' Vol. 2, p. 3056.</ref>​

Claybrook Cottingham, R. L. Ropp's predecessor as the Louisiana Tech president, also had previous ties to Louisiana College, where he was the second president of the institution from 1910 to 1941, before he came to Louisiana Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-c/|title=Cottingham, Claybrook C.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' by Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=December 19, 2010}}</ref> Taylor was a Louisiana Tech student during Cottingham's first year as president there. Cottingham's tenure at Louisiana College hence preceded Taylor's academic career.​

Claybrook Cottingham, R. L. Ropp's predecessor as the Louisiana Tech president, also had previous ties to Louisiana College, where he was the second president of the institution from 1910 to 1941, before he came to Louisiana Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lahistory.org/resources/dictionary-louisiana-biography/dictionary-louisiana-biography-c/|title=Cottingham, Claybrook C.|publisher=''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' by Louisiana Historical Association|accessdate=October 9, 2019}}</ref> Taylor was a Louisiana Tech student during Cottingham's first year as president there. Cottingham's tenure at Louisiana College hence preceded Taylor's academic career.​

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In 1981, Taylor told a civic club in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] that Louisiana Tech was "no longer a college in the piney woods" and cited a list of accomplishments, including the enrollment at the time of a thousand graduate students.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' January 23, 1981, p. 1.</ref> In a 2003 interview with ''The Monroe News-Star,'' Taylor described his goal as having helped "to bring Louisiana Tech onto the national and international scene."<ref name=obit/>​

In 1981, Taylor told a civic club in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] that Louisiana Tech was "no longer a college in the piney woods" and cited a list of accomplishments, including the enrollment at the time of a thousand graduate students.<ref>''Minden Press-Herald,'' January 23, 1981, p. 1.</ref> In a 2003 interview with ''The Monroe News-Star,'' Taylor described his goal as having helped "to bring Louisiana Tech onto the national and international scene."<ref name=obit/>​